feeder
English Thesaurus
1. an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening (noun.animal)
2. an animal that feeds on a particular source of food (noun.animal)
3. an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | device, |
| definition | : | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose (noun.artifact) |
4. a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | machine, |
| definition | : | any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks (noun.artifact) |
5. a branch that flows into the main stream (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | branch, |
| definition | : | a stream or river connected to a larger one (noun.object) |
6. someone who consumes food for nourishment (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | consumer, |
| definition | : | a person who uses goods or services (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | devourer, |
| definition | : | someone who eats greedily or voraciously (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | diner, |
| definition | : | a person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | dunker, |
| definition | : | an eater who dips food into a liquid before eating it (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | gobbler, |
| definition | : | a hasty eater who swallows large mouthfuls (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | luncher, |
| definition | : | someone who is eating lunch (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | mouth, |
| definition | : | a person conceived as a consumer of food (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | mycophage, mycophagist, |
| definition | : | a person or animal who eats fungi (especially mushrooms) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | nosher, snacker, |
| definition | : | someone who eats lightly or eats snacks between meals (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | omnivore, |
| definition | : | a person who eats all kinds of foods (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | gorger, scoffer, |
| definition | : | someone who eats food rapidly and greedily (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | vegetarian, |
| definition | : | eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products (noun.person) |
7. a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | feed, feed in, |
| definition | : | introduce continuously (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | feed, give, |
| definition | : | give food to (verb.consumption) |
8. a branch that flows into the main stream (noun.object)
| antonym | : | distributary, |
| definition | : | a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | feed, |
| definition | : | feed into; supply (verb.consumption) |
9. someone who consumes food for nourishment (noun.person)
| derivation | : | eat, |
| definition | : | eat a meal; take a meal (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | eat, |
| definition | : | take in solid food (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | eat, feed, |
| definition | : | take in food; used of animals only (verb.consumption) |
10. a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | feed, feed in, |
| definition | : | introduce continuously (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | feed, give, |
| definition | : | give food to (verb.consumption) |
11. a branch that flows into the main stream (noun.object)
| antonym | : | distributary, |
| definition | : | a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | feed, |
| definition | : | feed into; supply (verb.consumption) |
12. someone who consumes food for nourishment (noun.person)
| derivation | : | eat, |
| definition | : | eat a meal; take a meal (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | eat, |
| definition | : | take in solid food (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | eat, feed, |
| definition | : | take in food; used of animals only (verb.consumption) |
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